The best way to begin championing your inner child is to start with a little mental exercise. The Family Feud is a concept I developed that provides a very interesting explanation of what I believe is at the very heart of your struggle with lifestyle change and weight control. It operates under the assumption that there are two parts of your personality that are struggling for control of your health. In Family Feud terms, there is the responsible, health-conscious part of you that cares deeply about what you eat, how you look and what you weigh that I call the Parent. However, there is also this irresponsible, impulsive part of you that doesn’t care at all about what you eat, how you look or what you weigh which I call the Child. These two forces battle it out every time you are confronted with a health choice or another issue involving championing your inner child .

You see the conflict between these two parts of yourself is at the very heart of your struggle with lifestyle change. Children, by nature, are emotional decision-makers. They don’t consider the long-term effects of their actions. They just want what they want when they want it. They simply want instant gratification just as you do when you go for the cookies or whatever your particular escape food happens to be. This defines the internal tug-of-war that I call The Family Feud. I call it The Family Feud because of the constant bickering and fighting for control of your health, which goes on in your head between the adult and the child within you. Championing your inner child is about winning this struggle.

So, the next time you are struggling with making a healthy choice and you hear that Child whispering unhealthy thoughts in your ear, stop and try this little trick. Take a deep breath, close your eyes, picture that child in your mind and then send him/her to their room. This is called mental imagery and it is a powerful agent for change and championing your inner child . Give it a try today and feel the power that it brings. Perhaps all you need to do to ease your struggle with healthy living is better child care. Start being the responsible parent and start winning those Family Feud battles today!